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Thoughts about Direct Democracy? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 day ago by thatonecoder@lemmy.ca to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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As the title goes - I think it's a good solution for some of the Western World's problems, like politicians not following their campaign promises. On the other hand, conflicting politics are a big possibility, which would create further problems. Any ideas?

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[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 7 points 1 day ago

AFAIK, most countries that have elements of direct democracy do exactly that. It's called a quorum.